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Working within a Supportive Apartment Living environment for pregnant and post partum women struggling with addiction issues, the Program Support Workers will provide 24 hour on site supervision and supports to residents guided by the principles of harm reduction. Support services will include assisting parents to develop parenting and life skills, assisting women in connecting with other relevant community resources and programming, assisting families to develop written support and safety plans, teaching family skills that address the crisis they are facing, and providing transportation to appointments and programming. Previous experience working within a group home setting is an asset. Please indicate your knowledge of women and substance abuse issues, pre and post natal care, and harm reduction. A combination of education and experience will be considered.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Transportation/Travel Information
- Valid driver's licence
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- First Aid Certificate
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certificate
- Social Service Worker (SSW) Diploma
- Community Support Worker (CSW) Diploma
- Chemical Dependency Counselling Training/Certification
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
- Non-violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) Certificate
Additional Skills
- Administrative and office activities
- Supervise staff, trainees or volunteers
Type of Community or Social Service
- Child welfare
- Personal and social adjustment and health (substance abuse, gambling, behaviour disorders)
- Socio-economic needs or conditions (housing, nutrition, unemployment, financial assistance)
- Services for pregnant teens
- Services for the homeless
- Programs dealing with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
Specific Skills
- Obtain information and prepare reports or case histories
- Implement life skills workshops
- Appraise clients' needs or eligibility for specific services
- Assess client's relevant skill strengths and development needs
- Conduct follow-up assessments
- Provide suicide and crisis intervention
- Resolve conflict situations
- Supervise activities of clients living in group homes and half-way houses
- Supervise children's visits with parents to ensure their safety
- Conduct individual and group counselling sessions
- Liaise with other social services agencies and health care providers involved with clients
- Maintain program statistics for purposes of evaluation and research
- Assist in evaluating the effectiveness of treatment programs
Ability to Supervise
- 1-2 people
Work Location Information
- Urban area
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
Security and Safety
- Criminal record check (abstract)
- Child abuse registry check
- Driver's validity licence check
Target Groups or Clients
- Female
- Families
- Children
- Aboriginal groups
- Street population
- Persons with intellectual disabilities
- Persons with mental health disabilities
- Persons with learning disabilities
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